For months, the brick ledge by my front door seemed unremarkable. Then one morning, I noticed a small tan lump on the wall. Curious, I leaned closer and realized it was a praying mantis egg case — an ootheca — holding hundreds of tiny lives waiting for spring.
I left it alone, checking on it now and then. Then one warm morning, I stepped outside to find the wall alive with movement — hundreds of baby mantises hatching at once, glittering in the sunlight.
It was a silent, breathtaking reminder that life is always happening around us, even when we don’t see it. Watching them felt like nature’s gentle lesson: slow down, be still, and notice the beauty in small things.
Because sometimes, the greatest wonders are right outside your door — waiting to be seen.
